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Applying to College
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<p>Any ideas for schools please?
I’m pretty lost at finding schools (safety, target and reach) that would work for me. Any ideas would be appreciated!</p>

<p>My Perfect School:
-East or West Coast
-laid back (not preppy)
-motivated and involved student body!
-good social life (but not too party central)</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Location: California
High School: Number 2 public school in California; highly competitive</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted- 3.5 weighted: 3.8</p>

<p>Just got SAT scores back and did not do as well as I know that I can so I will be taking them again next year. I’m hoping to break 1900
Total:1800
Math: 510 (very low, I know)
Critical Reading: 650
Writing: 640</p>

<p>ACT composite: 26 With Writing: 28</p>

<p>Classes:
Math: geometry, Algebra II trig, Math Analysis, AP stat (next year)
English: English 1, English 2, Honors English, English 4 (next year)
Science: Biology, chemistry, AP Bio (next year)
History: World History, AP Euro, AP US, AP gov. (next year)
Language: 3 years of Spanish
PE: 2 years
Other: Chorus, Contemporary Issues, Law and Society, AP psychology, AP environmental science (next year)
Total AP/ Honors: 8 (all 4/5 on tests)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
3 years swimming on number one North Coast swim team
Teen Foundation Board ( 3 years)

  • 22 teens chosen. We go to monthly four hour meetings and come up with a mission statement, raise money (this year we raised $43,000), send out requests for proposals, review the grants, and finally allocate our funds.
    Teen Foundation Board Leadership Council
    -chosen to be on the board for a second year as a member of the Leadership Council. Had to run the meetings and go to weekly planning meetings.
    Teen Foundation Board Alumni
    -work on perfecting the board, go to weekly meetings, act as liaison to the main foundation</p>

<p>Town Youth Involvement Committee Member (3 years)

  • Weekly meetings to provide healthy and fun activities to the community
    Town Youth Involvement Committee Subcommittee Head Chair (2 years)
    -elected to plan the events and hold weekly meetings</p>

<p>Leadership:
elected ASB commissioner of Cultural Diversity</p>

<p>I have no idea what types of schools that I should be looking at and any help would be great!

  • thanks!</p>
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<p>This is probably meant for the college search and selection forum (someone will transfer your thread there in a moment. ;)) </p>

<p>In a meanwhile, do you think that’s your best on standardised tests – are you hitting a ceiling, do you just need to work out time management issues on those tests, etc.?</p>

<p>How do you compare yourself with your peers? Ignore GPA and everything – just how you feel about your passions and interests compared to theirs.</p>

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<p>Sorry! I’m new on this so I wasn’t sure where to post. I know I can do better on those standardized tests, I think I was just stressed and unprepared and I will be working on that!
I feel weird comparing myself to my peers but I do feel that I am extremely passionate and interested in what I do, especially in regards to the Foundation Board that I am on.</p>